It’s no secret that companies including Apple, Google, Amazon, Uber, Airbnb and Ikea seem to pay less than their fair share of tax in Australia. Despite booking huge revenues from sales to Australian customers…

Joe Hockey has hinted he may introduce a “Google tax” as a new weapon to tackle profit shifting by multinational enterprises. The Treasurer’s suggestion is not only political as a counter to aggressive…

OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration Director Pascal Saint-Amans has been leading the charge against tax avoidance.
Dominika Lis/G20 AustraliaNovember 16, 2014

The G20 Communique is good news on the international tax reform front. As part of the G20 commitment to boost economic resilience the Communique commits G20 nations to taking action to ensure fairness…

Pressure is building ahead of the Brisbane G20 Leaders’ Summit for action on tax avoidance by multinationals.
Andrew Sutherland/FlickrNovember 11, 2014

Tax avoidance by multinational enterprises is not new. But the current level of political will and public outcry on the issue is uncommon in the history of taxation. The upcoming G20 meeting in Brisbane…

Hundreds of advance tax agreements between Luxembourg and more than 300 taxpayers were leaked and published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists last week. The taxpayers involved…

The Finance Ministers meeting in Cairns is a chance for Treasurer Joe Hockey to show leadership on OECD-recommended tax reform.
Dan Himbrechts/AAPSeptember 17, 2014

The G20 Finance Ministers have the opportunity this weekend to endorse the initial recommendations of the OECD on how to address the global problem of multinational tax avoidance. The work of the OECD…

Google books much of its Australian profit to offshore operations.
Tawel/FlickrSeptember 16, 2014

Public outcries over tax avoidance by multinational enterprises like Apple and Google have pushed politicians to act. The unprecedented international political will to combat base erosion profit shifting…

Profit shifting by multinationals will be a key focus of the G20 under Australia’s presidency this year.
AAPJanuary 5, 2014

Australia has officially commenced its presidency of the G20 and preparations are underway for the November 2014 Summit, when the leaders of the world’s biggest economies will meet in Brisbane. The G20…